"Devil's Tower"
[Instrumental Intro]
[Native American drums, vocals and flute]
[Verse 1]
Seven children danced in the early morn
They danced through prairie grasses worn
While Bear Woman watched with hungry eyes
She charged ahead with fearsome speed
The children scattered like windblown seed
[Chorus: layered vocals]
This mighty tower that claws at the sky
Where ancient wisdom meets modern eye
These columns carved by force and time
Where ancient legends grace sacred land
And both ideas help us better understand
[Verse 2]
The Lakota sisters desperately ran in fear
Through ancient woods both far and near
While the great Spirit watched from far above
Their footprints marked the sacred ground
As the whirlwind prepared to take them round
[Instrumental Interlude: Guitar and Keyboard]
[Verse 3]
The magma pushed through layers deep
Through clay and stone in molten heat
While pressure built beneath the ground
The cooling rock began to crack
As columns formed in perfect stacks
[Chorus: layered vocals]
This mighty tower that claws at the sky
Where ancient wisdom meets modern eye
These columns carved by force and time
Where ancient legends grace sacred land
And both ideas help us better understand
[Verse 4]
The grey-green pillars still stand in place
Through centuries of deep time and space
While the Belle Fourche River flows far below
The medicine wheel still points the way
And ancient wisdom still survives today
[Chorus: layered vocals]
This mighty tower that claws at the sky
Where ancient wisdom meets modern eye
These columns carved by force and time
Where ancient legends grace sacred land
And both ideas help us better understand
[Instrumental Outro]
[blend Native American flute with modern orchestration]
